Blumhouse Black Christmas Remake Gets Feminist Update

The new film will be directed by Sophia Takal, who co-wrote the script with April Wolfe. In addition to helming psychological thriller Always Shine with Mackenzie Davis and Caitlin FitzGerald, Takal recently worked for Blumhouse on their anthology series Into the Dark. Her episode “New Year, New You” was a savage takedown of influencer culture, with a horrific twist. (Like Misery, if author Paul Sheldon hocked juice cleanses.)